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New Patient Registration

The doctors welcome new patients who live within our practice areas.

All new patients complete a health history questionnaire and are offered a health check if they would like one.

Medical treatment is available from the date of registration. You will be asked to provide photo identification or two forms of written identification to confirm your address when registering. Please contact reception for further information.

The practice catchment area

CLICK HERE to see if you are within the Holsworthy practice's catchment area.

Stratton patients please call the medical centre and you will be advised if your address is within the catchment area. Please have your postcode handy!

Non-English Speakers

The practice has the facility to offer all patients having a consulation translation services using Language Line. To respect patient confidentiality we would ask that patients request this themselves at the start of their consultation or before if practical, rather than bringing in their own translators.

Fact sheets are available below to explain the role of UK health services, the National Health Service (NHS), to newly-arrived individuals seeking asylum. They cover issues such as the role of GPs, their function as gatekeepers to the health services, how to register and how to access emergency services.

Special care has been taken to ensure that information is given in clear language, and the content and style has been tested with user groups.

Pre-registration with the practice

If you wish to pre-register click on the link below to open the form. When you have completed all of the details, click on the "Send" button to mail your form to us. When you visit the surgery for the first time you will be asked to sign the form to confirm that the details are correct. You will also be asked for photo identification or two forms of written identification to confirm your address.

As some addresses fall within both the Stratton and Holsworthy catchment areas please specify which surgery you would like to registered at within one of the information fields.

Please note - until we have seen your ID and the form has been signed you will not be registered onto our system.

When you register you will also be asked to fill out a medical questionnaire. This is because it can take a considerable time for us to receive your medical records. There is an online version of this file too, which you may fill out and send to us. When you come to the surgery you will be asked to sign this form to confirm that the details are correct.

Note that by sending the form you will be transmitting information about your self across the Internet and although every effort is made to keep this information secure, no guarantee can be offered in this respect.

Alternatively you may print off a registration form, fill it out and bring it in with you on your first visit to the practice.

Please note - until we have seen your ID and the form has been signed you will not be registered onto our system.

If you are a visitor to the area, a student returning home for a holiday period, or someone working nearby and find that you need treatment urgently for illness or injury then you may be able to register with the practice as a TEMPORARY RESIDENT. This will allow you access to GP services for up to 15 days or up to three months in some circumstances.

People who are unwell should be advised to call the medical centre as soon as they feel they may need to be seen, with details of their home address, telephone number and normal GP practice as well as their current, temporary address and any mobile number. They will be asked to provide two forms of identification (if possible) and attend the surgery at least 10 minutes prior to their appointment to get all details confirmed and registered.

Visitors living overseas who have a British Passport and are planning to stay in the UK for more than three months are entitled to free NHS treatment and care. If staying less than three months, private fees may apply. Please ask at reception if you wish to be advised.